What time is Big Brother on tonight? Season 28 Episode 40 preview

Drew had the power to end Devens’ game Thursday night and chose not to use it.

He evicted Dee instead — the player who told the diary room she was coming for him — and brought the man everyone agrees is the most dangerous player in the house to the Final Three. Devens enters the final stretch as the consensus favorite to win Big Brother Season 28 if he reaches the Final Two. Drew and Taylor both know it. And Sunday’s penultimate episode is where the final HOH competition begins — the last chance for anyone to do something about it.

Here’s everything to know about tonight’s episode, including the later-than-usual air time, how to watch and what to expect as three houseguests fight for the right to decide who sits in the Final Two on Thursday’s finale.

NOTE: Tonight’s episode airs at 9:30 p.m. ET, following the VMAs on CBS — not the usual 8 p.m. time slot.

What happened last time on Big Brother Season 28?

Thursday’s two-hour episode packed an entire eviction cycle into a single night. Taylor won the HOH competition — her first of the season — in a two-round vampire puzzle challenge, beating Drew in the final round. She nominated Drew and Dee for eviction, with Devens going up as the replacement nominee after Drew won the Power of Veto.

Drew’s veto win came in the time-travel toilet competition, where houseguests had to match season moments to the days they happened. Dee was eliminated first, Devens second, and Drew closed it out against Taylor without a single error message. With the veto around his neck, Drew held the sole vote — and the power to decide which Icon went to jury.

Dee pitched hard. She told Drew that if Devens stays, Devens wins. She reminded Drew that Devens had pulled his strings all season — that Drew voted out Mallory and Barrett because of Devens, that Drew didn’t fight for Melody because of Devens. She argued Drew couldn’t play for second.

Devens pitched harder. He promised Drew a Final Two. He argued no one else in the house would take Drew to the end. He leaned on the “father-son” bond they’d built all summer. Drew threw Devens off when he admitted he thought Devens would win against anybody — which only confirmed that keeping Devens was the emotional choice, not the strategic one.

Drew admitted in the diary room that he doesn’t think he can beat Devens. He acknowledged that evicting Devens would be his big move — the one play that could sway a jury. But when the moment came, Drew channeled Jeff Probst, said “The Tribe Has Spoken” and voted to evict Dee. The player who had been No. 1 in our power rankings for three straight weeks, the player aiming to become the first person to win both Survivor and Big Brother, walked out the door. Devens, Drew and Taylor are the Final Three.

What time is Big Brother on tonight?

Big Brother Season 28 Episode 40 airs Sunday, September 27, at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS — later than usual, following the VMAs. This is the penultimate episode of the season, with the finale airing Thursday, October 1, at 8 p.m. ET. The episode will be available to stream the next day on Paramount+.

Big Brother Season 28 Episode 40 at a Glance

How can I watch Big Brother tonight?

Viewers can watch Big Brother Season 28 Episode 40 live on CBS at 9:30 p.m. ET following the VMAs. The episode will also be available to stream the following day on Paramount+. Live Feeds are available on Pluto TV and Paramount+.

What to expect in Big Brother Season 28 Episode 40

The final HOH competition begins

The three-part final HOH competition is the last competition of Big Brother Season 28 before the jury vote. Part 1 and Part 2 typically air during the penultimate episode, with Part 3 saved for finale night. The winner of Part 3 becomes the final Head of Household and decides who sits next to them in the Final Two — and who becomes the last juror.

All three houseguests compete in Part 1. The two who don’t win face off in Part 2. The winners of Parts 1 and 2 meet in Part 3 on Thursday. With the $750,000 on the line and the jury waiting, every round matters.

Devens — the man to beat

Our Big Brother analyst Andy Silva’s predictions are blunt: if Devens makes it to the Final Two, he wins. He has the strongest competition resume remaining, a social game that earned the respect of most jurors, and a track record of getting stronger as the season progressed. His only vulnerability is that Drew and Taylor both believe they lose to him — which means neither should want to bring him.

Devens has been near the top of the power rankings all season. He won Tiny HOH in a four-hour stacking competition last week. He’s been the strategic center of the Icons’ alliance from Week 1. There’s even an argument that Devens is a better Big Brother player than he was a Survivor player — and he made it to fire-making on Survivor: Edge of Extinction.

The danger for Devens is that his resume is too good. Drew told Devens to his face Thursday that he thinks Devens wins against anybody. Taylor chose not to nominate Devens initially, but she also knows the math. If either Drew or Taylor wins the final HOH, the rational move is to cut Devens. His path to victory runs through the competitions — if he can win his way to the Final Two, nobody is beating him. If he can’t, the other two have every reason to send him to jury.

Drew’s $750,000 decision

Drew kept Devens at Final Four. He said in the diary room he doesn’t think he can beat him. He knows the jury will question why he spent the entire season following the Icons’ lead — Yash has been banging that drum for weeks. And the one move that could answer every criticism of his game is the same move he refused to make Thursday night: cutting Devens.

The predictions rank Drew second in the Final Three. Against Taylor, Drew could have the votes of Devens, Dee, Angela and Melody. That’s enough. There’s even a chance he pulls Yash, who admitted Thursday he’d still consider giving Drew the win despite not respecting his game. The comparison floating around is Vince from Big Brother 27: Drew did a lot this season, but he burned a lot of people doing it.

Drew’s competition resume is real. He won the Pressure Cooker after 13 hours. He won back-to-back vetoes. He won the final veto without a single error. He’s been a cockroach all season — surviving weeks where a single lost competition would have ended his game. But the “Daddy Devens and baby boy Drew” label follows him, and his decision to keep Devens over Dee only deepened it.

If Drew wins the final HOH and cuts Devens himself, he rewrites the narrative. He walks into the jury and says he planned to make the move at the moment it mattered most. That could be worth $750,000. If someone else cuts Devens — or worse, if Devens wins his way to the end — Drew’s path to the grand prize narrows considerably.

Taylor’s case

Taylor enters the final stretch with more legitimacy than at any point this season. Her HOH win Thursday wasn’t just a competition victory — it was proof that she controlled her own destiny to reach the Final Three rather than being carried there. She beat Drew in the final round of the HOH. That moment matters for jury perception.

The knock on Taylor has been the same all season: production cemented it through Zingbot and BB Comics, and Dee and Devens have discounted her game on the live feeds. The perception is that all Taylor did was sleep in her pod. Our predictions call that largely unfair — Taylor had significant influence during LaLa’s and Yash’s HOH reigns, and she navigated the endgame as a lone wolf without a competition shield.

Taylor’s best-case scenario: she wins the final HOH, cuts Devens herself, and takes Drew to the Final Two. In that matchup, she’d have LaLa advocating hard for her in the jury. Yash and Barrett are possible votes. If LaLa can pull Angela along, Taylor has a real shot. It would be a close vote, but it’s not out of the question.

Taylor’s worst case: Devens wins the final HOH and takes Drew. Taylor goes to jury as the last evictee, and the Final Two becomes a predictable Devens-Drew matchup. Taylor’s comp history suggests she’s the underdog in the final HOH, but she already proved Thursday that counting her out is a mistake.

The jury

The jury heading into Sunday is LaTrice, Angela, Barrett, Yash, Melody and Dee. A simple majority — four — wins the game come Thursday.

Against Taylor, Drew likely has Devens, Dee, Angela and Melody. Against Devens, Drew likely loses — our predictions argue Devens wins against anyone. Taylor’s best path is against Drew, where she could assemble LaLa, Yash, Barrett and potentially Angela.

The wild card is Dee. She campaigned hard to stay Thursday and Drew sent her home anyway. Her jury vote isn’t guaranteed for anyone — though there have been signs throughout that she’d vote for Drew over Taylor. Melody told Drew to win it all on her way out, which signals loyalty. And Yash’s grudging admission that he’d still consider voting for Drew suggests the jury isn’t as locked in as the game dynamics might imply.

The final HOH winner doesn’t just choose their opponent — they choose the jury math that determines whether they win or lose.

Big Brother Season 28 FAQ

What is the theme for Big Brother Season 28?

Big Brother Season 28 will feature a “Time Trip” theme, as revealed on July 1. I wrote about this in more detail in my complete Big Brother Season 28 theme and house breakdown.

When do new episodes of Big Brother Season 28 drop?

Big Brother Season 28 is coming to a close. The penultimate episode will air Sunday, September 27, at 9:30 p.m. ET following the VMAs. The Season 28 finale will air Thursday, October 1, at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Paramount+.

Where can I watch the Live Feeds for Big Brother Season 28?

Big Brother is unique in that it allows you to watch the houseguests at almost all times of the day, except for when they are in active competitions. The Live Feeds can be watched either on Pluto TV or Paramount+.

Who hosts Big Brother?

Big Brother is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. She has hosted the show since its inception in 2000.

What is the grand prize of Big Brother?

The grand prize for Big Brother is $750,000.

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